Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
Ch. 155 of the 2026 Legislative Session · Amending Article III of the Maryland Constitution · On every ballot in Maryland
The question
Providing that each budget submitted by the Governor shall include proposed expenditures necessary to implement wages, hours, fringe benefits, health benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment in each collective bargaining memorandum of understanding with State employees, whether the State and State employees reached those terms and conditions by mutual agreement or through a neutral decider's order.
What your vote means
A vote FOR
A vote FOR this amendment means that the Governor has to include money in the proposed State budget to pay for agreements between the State and its employees. Agreements might include changes to wages, hours, fringe benefits, health benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. The Governor must put enough money in the State budget to cover the agreed upon pay and benefits for employees, whether those terms were negotiated or decided by a neutral decision-maker.
A vote AGAINST
A vote AGAINST the amendment means that the law about funding agreements between the State and State employees stays the same.
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